TEHRAN -- Sirus Shamlu, the son of poet Ahmad Shamlu (1925-2000), is convinced that the art of theater is facing a universal crisis due to the rapid loss of communication skills and natural life in the modern world.

“Natural life is exceedingly attacked by TV programs and modern media like CDs and DVDs. This makes the audience pay no attention to theater any more,” he told the Mehr News Agency.
He also criticized the programs broadcast on television, saying many TV shows have nothing to do with literature.
Sirus Shamlu, whose book “Language of Gestures” has been ignored over the past 16 years, added, “I spent a long time on this book, but it was forgotten and lost among unworthy works in bookstores.”
Sirus, who is a dramatist, theater director, and writer, stated that the public sector must invest in cultural activities even if it is unprofitable, adding, “One can not expect quick results in cultural activities. It is a gradual movement. Culture grows slowly in society.”
Commenting on the fact that several of his father’s works have still not been published, he explained that there are also many unpublished notes and theories by his father which could be compiled to make a good historical book